Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun soiling

1 sense of soiling

Sense 1
soiling, soilure, dirtying -- (the act of soiling something)
       => change of state -- (the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb soil

1 sense of soil

Sense 1
dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire -- (make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")